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The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth is probably the closest to an actual bible for computer scientists - hardly anybody's read it all the way throug
by garethsprice 10y ago
The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth is probably the closest to an actual bible for computer scientists - hardly anybody's read it all the way through, people quote bits of it out of context for their own ends and it mostly sits on shelves looking impressive while gathering dust.
The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks for tech management.
Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy for advertising/marketing industry.
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by the "Gang of Four" for OOP software engineering.
- madcaptenor 10y agoYou might appreciate "Knuth 3:16": http://www.larry.denenberg.com/Knuth-3-16/ http://www.larry.denenberg.com/Knuth-3-16/
- Analemma_ 10y agoTAoCP is called "the Bible of computer science" because the number of people who claim to have read it is much greater than the number who actually have ;)
- CreativeLicense 10y agoFrom somebody that has actually read the first 3 of TAoCP, it isn't worth it. Don't get me wrong, it was fun and it gives some bragging rights, but I can count on one hand the number of times I'd actually have had use of the knowledge. I've used them to look up some details when needed though.
- grzm 10y agoWould you share some of the topics or details that you have found useful?